author, artist, and professional monsterlover.
'I unfollowed her from Instagram because I was starting to question some of the things she said.' I read that comment on an article about a current bestselling book by a Christian author. Said author has some beliefs that don't exactly line up with what Jesus said, but I'm not here to talk about her.… Continue reading Sheltered (?)
Anybody raised in the church is familiar with the account of Jesus meeting a Samaritan woman at a well. Several weeks ago, I was mulling over the passage, and these verses struck me - not like a slap between the eyes, but a kiss on the forehead, or a gentle hug from behind. Jesus saith… Continue reading //what He didn’t say
Colossians 3:16 opens with, 'Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom.' As a kid, I thought this verse was referring to verse memorization (duh) but reading it this time around, the word 'dwell' struck me and the first thought I had was, dead things don't dwell. To 'dwell' assumes life.… Continue reading //colossians 3:16 + a late sketch winner
"Have you written a blog post on how your Christian principles affect your writing?" Well, I hadn't, but now I have. It's a broad subject I want to condense a bit, so I'm going to use bullet points to touch on the most important aspects. First of all, I firmly believe in not shoving the… Continue reading ///principled fiction, that difficult creature
I've never liked asking for things. It makes me uncomfortable. Even as a child, I can remember really wanting something, but then placing more practical concerns in front of it - it's money mom and dad don't need to spend, I don't actually NEED it, I can try to make it myself. I was doing… Continue reading //mascara application
